Blake Lively’s lawyers filed a motion Monday for sanctions against Bryan Freedman, the lead counsel for Justin Baldoni, arguing that he has engaged in a pre-trial “press tour” to impugn Lively’s character.

Blake Lively’s lawyer is making headlines amid a heated legal battle tied to the upcoming film It Ends With Us. The actress recently sat for a deposition that has sparked controversy after Justin Baldoni’s legal team filed the full 292-page transcript to the public docket.

The deposition started at 10:13 a.m. that morning -- and by 10:15 a.m. TMZ published its story, Lively's lawyers claimed.